The 49th Cairo International Book Fair poster – Photo courtesy of the official Facebook accountCAIRO - 10 February 2018: The 49th Cairo International Book Fair will close on Saturday after 10 days of comprehensive cultural events.The Egyptian Minister of Culture Ines Abdel Dayem will attend the fair’s closing ceremony. El-Sharkawy was chosen to be the fair’s “person of the year” because of his work on the renewal of religious discourse and his renowned theatrical writing.The 49th Cairo International Book Fair witnessed the attendance of a large number of people. The 49th edition poster was designed by the book fair’s permanent committee in collaboration with the Egyptian Fine Arts Sector.Farid Dahman, the deputy Algerian ambassador previously announced that about 10 percent of the participating publishing houses were Algerian. “The increase in publishing houses’ participation in the 49th edition is 120 percent in comparison to last year,” el-Hag stated.El-Hag added that about 144 new publishing houses are participating in the book fair this year for the first time.“The Fair’s Authority suggested launching a second round of the book fair in October. From our side as the Egyptian General Authority for Books, we are ready to cooperate in the launching of any book fair.

Source: Egypt Today February 10, 2018 16:41 UTC